We know that Winthrop residents of all ages will be in front of a television set somewhere Sunday night watching our New England Patriots try to defeat the New York Giants and win the Super Bowl and the Lombardi Trophy…
Category: Editorials
TV Plan is a Good Idea: Council Should Support Town Manager’s Proposal
Town Manager James McKenna has proven to be somewhat of a visionary in the town in the short time he has been here. He has shown that he knows how to present a plan and execute it, while saving money…
Letterie Does His Homework: Town Clerk Vitale Was Correct on Poll Move Issue
Town Council member James Letterie, fulfilling a promise he made at the last Council meeting, viewed the videotape of the June 21 Council meeting to affirm for one and all that the Council did in fact vote (by a 9-0…
Fascinating Perspective: Soviets’ Views of Eruzione’s Goal Show How Much It Mattered
It was interesting to read Soviet sports historian and Winthrop resident Arthur Chidlovski’s observations in last week’s Sun-Transcript about the famous goal scored by Winthrop’s Mike Eruzione in the 1980 Winter Olympics. His comments underlined what we’ve known since Eruzione’s…
Further Review Needed: Homeowners Can Meet with Appraisal Firm
Ken Rodgers, president of K.R.T. Appraisal, and Rob Tozier, vice president, did their best to try to explain the methodology used regarding their property assessments for 2012. They gave a power point presentation (which, thanks to the diligence of assistant…
Calla Represents Her Constituents: Councilor Had to Be in Two Places at Once
Precinct 6 Councilor Linda Calla had one of those tough decisions that public officials have to make Tuesday night with the scheduling of two meetings at the same time: the regularly scheduled Council meeting and a Precinct 6 community meeting…
Town Clerk Should Be Heard: Powers is Right to Seek Vitale’s Input
It would have been very easy for the Town Council to go ahead and restore the polling place at O’Connell Hall for the Massachusetts Presidential Primary election on March 6. Peg Lyons, executive director of the Housing Authority, and Nancy…
End of an Era: Brothers Restaurant Owners Sell Business
For 41 years the Bitopoulos family – George and Nancy and Nick and Dee Dee – have owned and operated Brothers Restaurant, a landmark business on Revere Street. But now they are selling the business and they will be serving…
Down to Two: Poll Locations an Issue
Town Clerk Carla Vitale conducted an impeccable election in November and the whole process ran smoothly from start to finish. The poll workers were courteous and helpful. The Winthrop Police did their usual standout job of securing the poll locations…
A Shining Event: Inaugurations Are a Time for Optimism and New Directions.
The town can take great pride in the wonderful inaugural/swearing-in ceremony that was held Tuesday evening at the Cummings Schools (and may we note that Arthur Cummings, for whom the school is named, was in attendance). The fact that this…